2025 USC Men's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Taj Whitehead
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Driver
- Height:
- 6-4
- Hometown:
- Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.
- High School:
- Palos Verdes HS
- Major:
- Business Administration
THIS SEASON: Taj Whitehead enters his second season at USC.
2024 SEASON:
• Scored four goals in his freshman season at USC
• Scored in three different games, setting his career high with a two-goal outing vs. Westcliff on Oct. 11
NATIONAL TEAMS:
• As a member of the U.S. Cadet National Team, competed at the 2022 FINA U16 World Championships
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2024 graduate of Palos Verdes High... Earned All-CIF honors as a senior... Named league MVP... Selected to Daily Breeze’s All-Area Second Team as a junior... Helped team reach CIF quarterfinals in 2021 and 2022... Also swam in high school, winning a CIF title in the 400 freestyle relay as a freshman... Played club for Trojan Water Polo.
PERSONAL: Whitehead is majoring in business administration and hopes to become a CEO... Parents are Jason and Sharon... Has one sister, Mackenzie, who plays water polo at UC Santa Barbara... Enjoys surfing and playing video games in his free time... Lists Denes Varga as his biggest sports hero... Has always wanted to bunjee jump and skydive... Hopes to travel to Japan, Indonesia and Dubai... Born Feb. 7, 2006.
